Classical
A Rocky Mountain High Tribute
John Denver, the country-folk star from the last century, lives on in a traveling show that blends archival footage and live performance.
Feb 19th, 2013 by Ellen M. Kozak
Masques lets French masters speak once more
Early Music Now's guests displayed a perfect understanding of Rameau et al. and presented a new, imaginative work.
Feb 17th, 2013 by Jonathan Brodie
The American Songbook, abridged
Conductor Sarah Hicks, singers Doug LaBreque and Ashley Brown perform well, but the program is all parts, no sum.
Feb 16th, 2013 by Tom Strini
Present (Chamber) Music in morning light
Present Music gives us new music at its most intimate.
Feb 15th, 2013 by Tom Strini
The Milwaukee Theatre hosts iconic “Final Fantasy” scores
"Distant Worlds" takes Nobuo Uematsu's symphonic scores from computer tones to full-fledged masterworks with Bel Canto Chorus.
Feb 15th, 2013 by Brian Jacobson
Modern, timeless Rookwood vases at Villa Terrace
The exhibit, featuring works by the American company from just after WWI to the Great Depression, showcases inventive techniques and evolutions of form.
Feb 14th, 2013 by Kat Murrell
Seven things I’ve been meaning to tell you…
MSO Pops & me; Florentine's Grammy; Hagen's Chicago "Amelia"; "Genesis"; help the jazz kids; Above the Clouds; mandolins!
Feb 12th, 2013 by Tom Strini
Jimmy Kaplan and his friends light up Sunset Playhouse
The cabaret show, featuring Kaplan alongside Steve Koehler, Kay Stiefel, Lisa Gatewood and Katie Dahl, is usually staged in Door County in summer.
Feb 12th, 2013 by Sara RS Miller
Robots, zombies and pretty music
The Quasimondo has a new bot-show, "The Walking Dead" makes a special trip to the Riverside and tunes from Present Music, Early Music Now, and the MSO.
Feb 12th, 2013 by Danielle McClune
Sindbad goes post-modern
Harold Meltzer + Donald Barthelme = wacky Arabian Night; plus, some glorious Brahms and solid Higdon.
Feb 12th, 2013 by Tom Strini
A little different
Edo de Waart conducts nine programs in a season that gives a nod to the mid 20th century.
Feb 11th, 2013 by Tom Strini
A Singing Valentine from the Florentine
Florentine Studio Artists Carl Frank, Kevin Newell, Kristin DiNinno and Alisa Suzanne Jordheim sing about love, through Sunday.
Feb 9th, 2013 by Mary O'Hara Stacy
